APTA WA Benton Franklin District

APTA WA is taking many steps with the changes from Premera Blue Cross and their cuts in payment. APTA Washington has developed a Premera MPPR Toolkit with information and resources for practice owners, PTs, PTAs, students, and patients

APTA Washington - Payment Issues

September Social 2026
Honestly it's been awhile since we had a social. Our apologies for our hiatus! For a small group, it was an excellent group. We were able to relate on work, family, endurance sport, and since we had students attending we all learned more about the current student experience in school and on rotation.

When's the next one? We will announce soon, and would love to make it more regular.

A Pain Science Approach to Low Back Pain - Dr. Kyle Bonin, PT, DPT, TPS
Thank you Dr. Bonin and for hosting such a great event for local Physical Therapists in our District! You are elevating our game

Opportunity to meet with local legislators for Tri Cities Physical Therapy Professionals! DM for details and we will send you the zoom link
Dec 18th 7-8pm Legislative Town Hall

Congratulations Noel Ybarra, PT, DPT, OCS on earning the award for Clinical Excellence from APTA WA. Your 11 (eleven!) years of dedicated service with orthopedic study groups for the Benton-Franklin District did not go unnoticed. Thank you for your teaching, clinical skills, and continual work to advance and our profession!

Upcoming local course! 27 credits

Local to Tri Cities Dry Needling Course coming up soon!

Health Care Bills of Interest

HB 1686, the bill directing the Department of Health to study the idea of creating a health care entity registry, is scheduled for executive session in the Senate Ways & Means Committee today.

HB 1392, the bill that creates the Medicaid Access Program to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates, has been designated “necessary to implement the budget” or NTIB. It’s scheduled for executive session in the Senate Ways & Means Committee today.

APTA Washington Priorities

HB 1589, our fair contracting bill, is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee on tomorrow! If your senator is on this committee, you will be receiving an action alert asking you to contact your senator. Please answer that call to action ASAP! The insurers are intensifying their opposition to our bill, so senators need to hear from you now!